A Survey of Errors in GTFS Static Feeds from the United States

Saipraneeth Devunuri; Lewis Lehe

doi:10.32866/001c.116694

A Survey of Errors in GTFS Static Feeds from the United States

Saipraneeth Devunuri, Lewis Lehe

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This study surveys the errors in General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Static (Schedule) data for 632 US transit feeds. We do so using the Canonical GTFS Schedule Validator tool provided by Mobility Data, which checks feeds against GTFS standards. About 21% of GTFS feeds have at least one error. We explain what the most common errors are and provide examples. Errors related to the optional shape_dist_traveled field account for the majority of errors. Fares account for a second cluster of errors. Manual investigation can reveal errors not captured programmatically.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Transport Findings
Volume	2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.116694
State	Published - 2024
Externally published	Yes

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data quality
GTFS
open data
public transit
public transport

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Transportation

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